The Delmarva Peninsula, or simply Delmarva, is a large peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by the vast majority of the state of Delaware and parts of the Eastern Shore regions of Maryland and Virginia. The peninsula is 170 miles (274 km) long. In width, it ranges from 70 miles (113 km) near its center, to 12 miles (19 km) at the isthmus on its northern edge, to less near its southern tip of Cape Charles. It is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay on the west, Pocomoke Sound on the northwest, the Delaware River, Delaware Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. Regionally, the term refers to the coastal states and area east of the Appalachian Mountains that have shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean, from north to south, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
Newport News is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 180,719. In 2019, the population was estimated to be 179,225, making it the fifth-most populous city in Virginia.
Allegheny Airlines was a U.S. airline that operated out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, from 1952 to 1979 with routes primarily located in the eastern U.S. It was the forerunner of USAir which was subsequently renamed US Airways, which itself merged with American Airlines. Its headquarters were at Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
Greater Pittsburgh is a populous region in the United States which is named for its largest city and economic center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The region encompasses Pittsburgh's urban core county, Allegheny, and six adjacent Pennsylvania counties which constitute the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Bristow is an unincorporated community of Prince William County in Northern Virginia about 30 miles (48 km) from Washington, D.C. In 2014, Bristow's postal area population was 29,346, a 287% increase since 2000; however, the Bristow community is formally included in the Linton Hall, Virginia census-designated place (CDP).
The former unincorporated community of Willard was located in what is now a part of Washington Dulles International Airport in the U.S. state of Virginia.
The West Virginia Air National Guard is the aerial militia of the State of West Virginia, United States of America. It is, along with the West Virginia Army National Guard, an element of the West Virginia National Guard.
Interstate 81 (I-81) is an 855-mile-long (1,376 km) highway. In the U.S. state of Virginia, I-81 runs for 324.92 miles (522.91 km), making the portion in Virginia longer than any other state's portion. It is also the longest Interstate highway within the borders of Virginia. It stretches from the Tennessee state line near Bristol to the West Virginia state line near Winchester. It enters Virginia from Bristol, Tennessee, and leaves Virginia into Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Wheeling Ohio County Airport is a public airport serving Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is eight miles (13 km) northeast of downtown Wheeling and is owned by the Ohio County Commission.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Georgetown or George Town may refer to:
The National Weather Service Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a local office of the National Weather Service responsible for monitoring weather conditions in western Pennsylvania, east-central Ohio, northern West Virginia and Garrett County in western Maryland, encompassing 36 counties. The Pittsburgh Weather Forecast Office (WFO) is located near Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington is a local office of the National Weather Service responsible for monitoring weather conditions in 44 counties in eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, the majority of the state of Maryland, as well as the city of Washington, D.C. Although labeled as the NWS Baltimore/Washington, its actual location is off Old Ox Road in the Dulles section of Sterling, Virginia, adjacent to Washington Dulles International Airport.
Herron Airport, is privately owned airport in New Cumberland, West Virginia, U.S., part of the Pittsburgh Combined Statistical Area. It was opened in November 1946, founded by Earle Herron.
Goose Creek Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It was first drawn as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
